Veteran Nigerian actor, Pete Edochie has attributed the high rate of domestic violence in marriages to feminism.
The outspoken filmmaker argued that feminism a part of the African culture citing that in the African cultural setting.
He added that a woman is supposed to be submissive to her husband but the case is different today.
He said;
“Any woman who cannot cook cannot call herself a woman, no,” he said. “This thing called feminism, that’s what leads to women getting beaten in marriages.
“When you talk to a woman, she will respond to you. When she responds to you, you won’t be able to bear it so you’ll stretch out your hand and beat her up.”
“It’s not everything they explain to you that you people understand. For the record, women’s understanding is limited, let me tell you the truth.
“I don’t hate them but I’ve had dealings with them a lot, including those at work where I’m the head. Their understanding is limited to a large extent, do you understand?”
“This thing called feminism has no usefulness. We don’t worship women in our culture. White people worship women.
“If you notice in the western countries, three or four women could arise and say a man touched them inappropriately at work and the man will resign for that reason. Such a thing can’t happen in our land.
“In our culture, if as a woman, no man tells you how good looking you are, you’ll stay in a place, crying, and asking yourself if you’re not good enough to look at. This is how our culture is.”
“Kneeling down to give a woman a ring because you want to marry her is not our culture as Igbo people.
“Any man who kneels in front of the woman he wants to marry, what that means is that he has taken the headship of his family and handed it over to the woman, that’s what it means.”
